Project key stakeholders
You! (PM)
Your Sponsor
Steering
Committee
Project
Team
Subject Matter Expert
Steering Committee
Member
Technical
Team
Another
Technical
Team
• PM has a central coordinating role
for the project team.
• PM needs a strong 2-way line of
communication to the Project
Sponsor.
• Sponsor chairs steering committee,
uses it to make timely decisions.
• Subject Matter Experts have leading
role in their technical teams (may be
a PM themselves)
• Technical Teams can be internal to
project executing organization or
could be contractors/ suppliers
• There can be many technical teams
(only 1 project team and 1 steering
committee)
• Subject matter experts
move between their technical team
and the project team
The project manager is the
person assigned by the
performing organization to lead
the team that is responsible for
achieving the project
objectives.